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why isnt there more 1/2 or 3/4 tons out there?
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:50 pm
by offroadobsessed
i Drive a 1979 ford f-150 and i was just wondering why there wasnt very many on your forum. i know alot of people that wheel bigger trucks. whats the deal!?!?!
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:56 pm
by White trash
Because most of the people on this forum wheel at rimrock. A fullsize just flat out won't fit.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:25 am
by Grumpy
What Trashy said
Not too many places these guys go you're gonna enjoy with that rig
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:56 am
by TJDave
There are lot's of Fords owners on this board.........They just use them to tow there rigs and sleep in!!
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:57 am
by Lurch
That depends on how much he likes his sheat metal
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:20 am
by Grumpy
TJDave wrote:There are lot's of Fords owners on this board.........They just use them to tow there rigs and sleep in!!
Hey, Chopstick boy...
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:06 pm
by offroadobsessed
well my rig is pretty straight and i hadnt planned on beating the crap out of it but i do like to do some mild trail stuff.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:23 pm
by 79chevy39.5's
because they end up lookin like this
then turn into
you will trash a good body in no time on the bunny slopes
i found out the hard way
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:30 pm
by offroadobsessed
Man that sucks. yeah maybe i should get a jeep like everyone else on this forum. but i wanted to stand out and do something no one else does to much. im into older broncos. and my dad has a 70 so im trying to find one of those. (for some reason he wont give me his
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:08 pm
by Lurch
I wheel a 73 bronco but I'm not afraid of body damage. I definatly wouldn't recomend anything bigger then an eb.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:32 pm
by offroadobsessed
yeah they are definatly very good rigs. i like the classics and the broncos are just sweet. but like you i am afraid of body damage. so ill proly end up with another jeep like everyone and their dog on this site
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:48 pm
by 79chevy39.5's
the body goin on my truck is a 54 willys it might be a "jeep" but not typical on the trails
i still like the idea of buildin odball mini trucks like a datsun or somethin you dont see on the trails much
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:45 pm
by sams88
While I've got a wrangler, I also run a 3rd gen Toyota p/u. Not concerned really about body damage with it, but I am with the wrangler. I know a couple guys around that run eb's. But like has been mentioned, for the trails in the mountains, the full size stuff just doesn't fit in a lot of places without causing damage either to the trail or the vehicle.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:08 am
by OldGreen
In addition to my Jeep and my big Ford, I'm building a sorta Samurai thingy right now. . .that is another good choice for the type of trails we see.
So for rigs with bodies:
Jeeps
EB (Early Broncos)
Toyotas (minitrucks and 4runners)
Samurai
IH Scout
If you want to be different, build something custom. The tight twisty trails around our area are NOT good for full size trucks.